Forum 2018’s Flexo Quality Consortium (FQC) session, “Cultivating Our Future Through Research,” officially kicked off the event on Sunday, May 6. Chaired by Jean Engelke from RR Donnelley and James Stone from VinEquities Inc, the session featured a look at promising initiatives, student research presentations and more. Jean opened the session by sharing updates on […]

ATLANTA, GA—MacDermid Graphics Solutions, a leader in the manufacturing and marketing of flexographic printing plates, announced it is the first plate supplier to receive the Flexographic Image Reproduction Specifications & Tolerances (FIRST) Implementation Specialist Certification, Level III from FTA. FIRST Implementation Specialist Certification yields experts in flexographic printing support, consultation and communication, who are proficient in communicating […]

FTA member Prairie State Group (PSG) realizes the importance of updating technology to better meet customer needs, in addition to providing safe food packaging, evident in a recent upgrade and a certificate obtained by the Safe Quality Food (SQF) Institute. A custom printer and laminator of flexible packaging and pressure-sensitive labels, PSG recently added MacDermid’s […]

In the war on inconsistent print, it was a handful of Coveris employees at the company’s Battle Creek, MI location who fired the first salvo. While developing training documentation for their flexo presses, explains the FTA member company’s Corporate Continuous Skills Development Manager Sheri Hudachek, those employees pondered how a more comprehensive knowledge base could […]